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I think the sandpaper comment referenced how disproportionate your knee wear is compared to the rest of your jean. Clearly your job or some activity requires you to take a knee, and then you are sliding around on it instead of rising up again before moving.

Great post Take5.... thank you.

It can be done, it doesn't take special machines as much as it requires knowledge. However, if he doesn't have the right machines.... not sure what kind of stitching your Evisu's have, he can't do it either. You have to use a competent tailor. Anybody can fix the hems, but the waist adjustment will be more challenging. By the time you checked out a couple tailors, and paid for it, maybe you'll wish you bought new pants.

Your best option may be to visit Chuck's Vintage or Dr. Blue Jeans in Van Nuys. If you can't go there, you could ship your jeans. Just talk to the guys on the phone first and then right down and include with your jeans the measurements of the adjustments you want made.

I have seen that episode and it is a good one.

Everyone here should watch out for the Modern Marvels episode devoted to cotton. A good portion of the show is devoted to denim production. And there is a discussion and accompanying footage of shuttle looms and air projectile looms.

Hey McutJR,

I can help you find rolls of quality denim.

And if you think you've got a pattern worked out and just want to grade it to a different size, you may want to enlist the help of a good pattern maker or a grading service.

I'll send you a PM.

I have tinted my STF501 jeans after they have some wear marks and fading.

Use at least 20 tea bags and make the brew with a big cooking pot and a strainer. Put the jeans in a five gallon bucket and enough water to cover them. Soak for at least half an hour and agitate periodically. Don't rinse them afterwards or you'll rinse the tint out. Just air dry. Takes two times to get a good dark tint. The tea scent is mild and fades quickly.

I manufacture jeans in downtown Los Angeles.

PM me and we can talk details and I can answer all your questions.

And we handle small production runs.

I agree with CAC. The jeans would be improved with the removal of the white label.

Good one SOS.... made me laugh out loud.

Ulic, it is not clear to me. So how much did they shrink in the length after your soak?

I have lots of Cone Mills selvage denim. I am in downtown Los Angeles. PM me and we can talk details.

I agree with previous posters.... single cuffs.

Double cuffs alter how the jeans drape and the silhouette.

FWIW, the only time I ever cuff 'em is when I'm home and take my shoes off. I don't want to mess up the hems by walking on them and dragging them around.

If you are already in the garment district in downtown L.A., why are you bothering with moving the materials back and forth to Vietnam? Just do the whole thing in L.A.

When one wears boots the jeans need stack up more to look well. They have to stack up a bit. With low shoes, just a little bit of stacking. So ya need to own jeans within a range of inseam lengths.

I am not sure why these jeans aren't being received with more enthusiasm from us denim purists here. I think it is just because they are from the Gap. At a hundred bucks, and only eighty if you take out a credit card which you can dump later, they are a great bargain. The denim, construction, and fit are on par with many of the other jeans we are always talking about here.

That Kramer belt is great.

If you want something similar but not so heavy, try one of Filson's plain bridle leather belts with brass hardware. They wear like iron.

http://www.filson.com/

I like the boots too... the ones in the first scan.

Anybody able to ID them.

And more scans please.

The knee bunching will disappear with wear and time.

Your jeans need to get strectched out and worn in, and the part below the knee gets the least wear and thus takes longest. On the other hand, the knee and upper legs get plenty of wear. In time your pants will drape better. Just consider this part of the process and don't do anything drastic like hemming them in order to get rid of the bunching. Your photo illustrates your problem well, and it will go away if you keep wearing your jeans. And by any chance, did you put these jeans on wet and do some knee bends or something?

Cotton,

I am a private label clothing manufacturer. We make small runs of jeans for people all the time. We are in downtown Los Angeles. Email me and I can help you.

Kwan, I think the earnest sewns are all 36 inch inseams.

There are Cone and Swift.

Why don't you elaborate on your interest in US denim MILLS.

Moz, thanks for posting those.

Very interesting... if you have time, could you post a closeup of the selvage.

Thanks for bringing that post to our attention.

I appreciate it.

Is that a double felled seam like the the seller says? From the outside it appears as one, but from the picture of the cuff, it looks like a what some call and single needle. Could somebody who knows enlighten me.

Thanks.

Thanks for bringing that post to our attention.

I appreciate it.

Is that a double felled seam like the the seller says? From the outside it appears as one, but from the picture of the cuff, it looks like a what some call and single needle. Could somebody who knows enlighten me.

Thanks.

Whoa. Sleeping in your jeans might be a dopey idea, but the kid sure redeemed himself and made some of his critics look pretty sorry. Keep on posting kid!